Kathmandu, January 27
He Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has formed a working group to study vehicle pollution, vehicle safety and accident reduction.
The goal of the working group is to develop plans to improve the current state of public transport in the country.
Former Secretary Sharad Chandra Paudel has been appointed as the coordinator of the seven-member task force by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Narayan Kaji Shrestha.
Former Additional Police Inspector General Bigyan Rraj Sharma, Pulchok College of Engineering Professor Padma Bahadur Shahi, transportation expert Madhu Sudan Acharya and engineer Bijay Gautam are members of the task force.
The director general of the transport management department is the secretary member of the working group, which also has as a member the president or representative of the National Federation of Transport Employers of Nepal.
